Pencil holder



M. KLAAR PENcIL HOLDER Fi1ed Jan. 26 1946 Nov. 20, 1951 since theholding end of the spring arn1 9 is relotively oloSe to the 1ower end ofreceSSes any short Stub of penoi1 W1 be 11rn11y he1d in poSition, aSwe11 as 9 1onger penci1.

when the penoi1 1s ogoin des11'ed for uSe, the n1echan1c gripS the uppere11d through the 1e cesses a11d p1111s it 0119 Without any dio111ty.

1`y penoi1 holder Wi11 be fo11nd 11se1111 111 1nany o9her situationS,as, in conStTuc9ion Wo1k, aboot stores and buildings, and in schoo1Work.

Where it iS desi1ed to use the penci1 holder fo1' stoTing o 11atcarpenter,S pencil or a. Shnilarly shaped croyon, the c1oss-Section ofthe holde1 111ay be ohanged as i1111stroted in E ig11re 5 t0 119 theshape of the utensiL I c1ain1:

1. penon ho1der of the oharocter deSonbed, con1p1ising 9.11 elongatedtubu1ar caSi11g having a11 open upper e11d and a, coniool botton1section,

the oaSing bei11g oi1oun1fe1entially continuous througho119 the lengththereof and having a narrow 1ongitudina1 slot i11 the opper ha11 the1eofand spaced fro1l1 the 11pper end, and the caSing being dimensioned toshdably 1eceive a. penoi1 the1ein, a vvire coiled abou9 the casing abovethe slot, one turn ()f the Wire being bent to forIn a downward loopalong one Side of the casing and opposite the slot to Serve as a o1ipoooperable With the oasing 101' olamping ga^rment 1nateria1therebetWeen, and one end of the vvire being bent downward a1ong theopposite side of the casing and being 11exed to project through the slotand to bear upon penc11 poSitioned 111 the caSing.

2. peno11 holde1' of the oharacter deSoribed, oo1T1prising a11 elongotedtubular oasing hoving ai11 open upper end ond 9 oonica1 bot9on1 section, the casing be1g circun11eren9iaHy con tinuous th1oughout thelength thereof ond hav ing 3 nor1ow longitudina1 S1ot in the uppe1 ha11thereof and spooed fro111 the upper end, ond the casing beingdi111ensioned to slidably receive al peno11 therein, 9 Wire coiled aboutthe casing above the slot, one t11111 of the wire being bent to forn1 adownward 1oop alon one Side of the casing and opposite the S1ot to se1veaS af olip cooperable with the casing 1or olanlping garn1ent mate1therebetween, and one end of the vvire being bent doWnvard along theopposite side of the oaSing and being 11exed to pToject through the s1oand to bear upon a penc11 positioned 111 the oasing, the conical botto1nSeotion having o oentra1 aper9ure anowing a penci1 point to paSSthe1ethrough.

MAx KLAAB.

BEFEBENoES oITED The followin references are of record in the 1 1le ofth1S patent:

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